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Pirate Irwin
Pirate Irwin is a journalist with Agence France Presse , who has been based in Paris for 16 years having initially arrived for just a six month summer stay. Born in Ireland in 1965 and educated at Eton and Institute for Foreign Students in Tours after missing out on University by a large margin. His first name is a gift from his grandfather inspired by Radio Caroline but not appreciated by a Roman Catholic priest at christening.
Red card will be with me forever, says All Blacks skipper Cane
Head coach Ian Forster was extremely proud of how his New Zealand side had taken it to the wire despite playing one man down for about 50 minutes.
Ireland beat Springboks in World Cup thriller
The win extended Ireland’s record winning run to 16 Tests and brought to an end the Springboks’ run of six in a row
Russia’s sporting freeze grows over Ukraine invasion
It is another significant blow to a country who under President Vladimir Putin had used sport as a powerful force for its image both globally and internally.
Tragic trailblazer Fashanu honoured as homophobic United fans shamed
Fashanu will be honoured on what would have been his 59th birthday, an occasion also marked by a reminder from Manchester United that homophobia still exists in football
Serena wary of Riske factor at Wimbledon
The 37-year-old seven-time champion is moving into something resembling her best form after an unconvincing first week
‘My goal is to win Wimbledon,’ says teen Gauff after Venus shock
The teenage American, who was not even born when Williams won her first two Wimbledon singles titles, showed not an ounce of fear on Court One
United’s foundations at risk unless Solskjaer rids club of ‘weeds’
United’s millionaire stars such as Paul Pogba and David de Gea put up a display described by the British press on Monday as "abject"
Peace at last between ‘Special One’ and Wenger
The 69-year-old Wenger won the award on the back of his revolutionising English football
Take a header at dementia
It seems logical that football is linked to the illness but a researcher says it’s not that clear-cut
Pogba keen to leave United for Barcelona — reports
The reported agreement would see Pogba pick up £346 000 a week, almost double what he earns at United
Serena Williams seeded for Wimbledon, Murray misses out
The 36-year-old — who was not seeded for the French Open — has made only a tentative return to action
Ka-ching! It’s raining cash in the EPL
Records were smashed in the transfer window
‘Heartbroken’ Makwala surges into 200m final, Van Niekerk double on track
Botswana’s Isaac Makwala admitted to being fuelled by anger as he ran two rounds of the 200m – one on his own – to reach the final.
Mourinho faces Chelsea, Lincoln dream of Arsenal
Jose Mourinho will have to get past former club Chelsea if FA Cup holders Manchester United are to keep their hopes of retaining the trophy alive.
Olympics 2020: Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul bids too close to call
One of the closest contests in Olympic history has gone down to the wire in Buenos Aires as the International Olympic Committee prepared to vote.